Washington, DC · mostly separated · mixed

50 (District of Columbia)

4.4 mi Out-and-back 115 ft gain

U.S. Bicycle Route 50 (USBR 50) is a planned east–west cross country U.S. Bicycle Route that currently consists of two discontiguous sections: a western section between San Francisco and Border, Utah, and an eastern section between Terre Haute, Indiana, and Washington, D.C.

Live · updated Aug 11, 1:23 AM ET

Today's verdict

Thunderstorms in the forecast — lightning and cyclists are a bad combination.

Thunderstorms — lightning and cyclists do not mix — get off the road before they arrive.
Pavement: wet — wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
72°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
17 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

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Best for road cycling today

Route map

Orange marker is the start. Click the map to enable scroll-zoom — the polyline is approximate; use Ride with GPS or Komoot for turn-by-turn.

Atmosphere

Air temp

72°F

Clear
Wind

17 mph

W
Rain

36%

Next 24h: 0.26"
Humidity

88%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:18 AM
Sunset

8:08 PM

1126 min remaining

Best time today

2 AM looks best — 76°F · 3 mph W wind · mostly cloudy. 3 AM is a close second (25/100).

2 AM Best

76°

Mostly Cloudy

3 mph W

3 AM

76°

Mostly Cloudy

2 mph W

4 AM

76°

Mostly Cloudy

3 mph W

5 AM

76°

Mostly Cloudy

3 mph W

6 AM

76°

Partly Sunny

3 mph SW

7 AM

76°

Partly Sunny

3 mph W

8 AM

77°

Partly Sunny

3 mph N

9 AM

80°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph W

10 AM

82°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph W

11 AM

84°

Partly Sunny

6 mph W

12 PM

86°

Partly Sunny

7 mph W

1 PM

88°

Partly Sunny

8 mph W

2 PM

89°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

8 mph W

—

3 PM

89°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

7 mph W

—

4 PM

90°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

8 mph W

—

5 PM

89°

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

7 mph W

—

6 PM

88°

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

7 mph NW

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7 PM

85°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

6 mph NW

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Wind on this route

17 mph crosswind — expect a 17 mph quartering headwind on the return.

Currently 17 mph from the SW (220°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.

Leg 1 Bearing 273° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 274° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 280° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 273° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 294° · crosswind 0.4 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 316° · crosswind 0.4 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 333° · quartering tailwind 0.4 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 327° · crosswind 0.4 mi

Elevation profile

304 ft gain 298 ft loss Max 121' Min 23' 4.3 mi sampled

Score breakdown

72°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

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17 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

-6

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Thunderstorms Lightning and cyclists do not mix — get off the road before they arrive.

-45

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Pavement: wet Wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.

-32

About this route

Distance: 4.4 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 115 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: mostly separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: NCN · route 50
Start: 38.9040, -77.0567
City hub: Washington, DC
OSM: relation 3322742

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.